actually read it all. this further backs up my argument that the bible is written by man, man is flawed therefore the bible is flawed.
To be fair to the issue though, the argument is not whether the bible was, or wasn't, written by man. All sane Christians agree that it was written by man. Inspired by God, written by man. I'm pretty sure that I've never heard it claimed that the Bible was 'discovered' already written (ostensibly by God/Jesus), and I think belief in its contents has always been contingent upon the believer's opinion that it contains the message God/Jesus wanted to be in it, regardless of how it ended up there.
The question is whether it was written by the men that it is claimed to have been written by.
At this point in the book's history, it is hard to say anything definitive about the bible one way or another, because of how processed it is (translations, word of mouth, idioms, speech/writing patterns). If I had to submit my opinion though, I would say that there is likely a fair amount of truth to the argument that some parts were written *on behalf* of the attributed authors, by other more literate writers, but I would stop quite a long way short of calling the whole thing "busted" just based on this
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TLDR - Church youth leader drugs 14 year old girl, strangles her till she passes out, rapes here, takes pictures of her, then guys and buys gas to burn her to death (she was still alive). A passer by happened to notice the fire right away and the girl is alive (but probably better off dead).
Just think... had this family not gone to church, this wouldnt have happened. It's crazy how much faith people put in people of the church.
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The question is whether it was written by the men that it is claimed to have been written by.
At this point in the book's history, it is hard to say anything definitive about the bible one way or another, because of how processed it is (translations, word of mouth, idioms, speech/writing patterns). If I had to submit my opinion though, I would say that there is likely a fair amount of truth to the argument that some parts were written *on behalf* of the attributed authors, by other more literate writers, but I would stop quite a long way short of calling the whole thing "busted" just based on this
End of my 2c
But yea of course the bible isn't true
Tim's response was spot on.
http://www.news.com.au/national/church-leader-rapist-michael-tuano-hermogenes-25-jailed-for-21-years/story-e6frfkvr-1226084053536
Just think... had this family not gone to church, this wouldnt have happened. It's crazy how much faith people put in people of the church.
TESTAMENT FUCKING RULES